5 useful PC upgrades for your unused PCIe slots
1. PCIe graphics cards If you have a desktop PC with at least an mATX motherboard or larger, chances are you have access to multiple PCIe slots. If so, the top slot likely runs at…
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5 useful PC upgrades to plug into your unused PCIe slots
1. PCIe graphics cards If you have a desktop PC with at least an mATX motherboard or larger, chances are you have access to multiple PCIe slots. If so, the top slot likely runs at…
5 useful upgrades to plug into your PC’s unused PCIe slots
1. PCIe graphics cards If you have a desktop PC with at least an mATX motherboard or larger, chances are you have access to multiple PCIe slots. If so, the top slot likely runs at…
Corsair MP700 Elite SSD review: PCIe 5.0 delivers benchmark dominance
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Outstanding sequential benchmark performance Affordable for PCIe 5.0 Optional heatsink Cons Real-world sequential performance in our transfers is the same as PCIe 4.0 Pricier than PCIe 4.0 HMB SSDs…
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD review: Hybrid PCIe 4/5 HMB evolves
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Very good everyday performance Affordable for Samsung Five-year warranty and good TBW rating Cons Slows on the 450GB write to 1.2GBps Pricier than some faster competition. Our Verdict Samsung’s…
AMD motherboards are causing massive slowdowns for PCIe 5.0 SSDs
If you’re running a PCIe Gen 5 solid-state drive, odds are pretty good that you care a lot about speed. After all, you paid a big premium to get one of the fastest SSDs available…
Adata 970 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD review: Fast and fan-tastic
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fastest ever writing our 450GB file Fan-cooled heatsink DRAM cache for fast random performance Cons Pricey Middling single-queue benchmark numbers for a DRAM design Our Verdict The Adata 970…
Give your Raspberry Pi blazing-fast SSD speed with this PCIe add-on
Although the Raspberry Pi 5 has a PCIe interface, it doesn’t have a slot for a PCIe SSD. There’s now a whole range of plug-in boards (HATs = Hardware Attached on Top) for retrofitting SSDs.…
Corsair MP700 Pro SE review: One of the best PCIe 5.0 SSDs
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros As fast as you’ll find Available in up to 4TB Optional heatsink/cooler Our Verdict The Corsair MP700 Pro SE came within a whisker of capturing the NVMe SSD performance…
PCIe 6.0’s thermal throttling plans could slam brakes on performance
Most enthusiasts know that a PC’s CPU will throttle down to prevent overheating. GPUs and even most PCIe 50. SSDs ship with huge heat sinks and blowers. But the latest casualty of thermal throttling might…